The Cannes Film Festival will announce the Official Selection for its 78th edition, running from May 13 to 24, on April 10 in Paris.
Cannes Delegate General Thierry Frémaux and President Iris Knobloch, who was recently confirmed for a second three-year term in the role until 2027, will preside over the press conference.
The world’s biggest film festival and market is currently riding high on a record performance at the Academy Awards earlier this month, with 2024 selections Anora, Emilia Pérez, Flow and The Substance taking nine Oscars between them.
Sean Baker’s 2024 Palme d’Or winner Anora led the pack, winning Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actress, and Editing.
Ahead of the press conference, the traditional Cannes prediction talk is in full tilt.
Titles for which speculation is running high include Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, Maryam Touzani’s Calle Malaga, Rebecca Zlotowski’s Vie Privée, Haifaa Al Mansour’s Unidentified, Fatih Akin’s Amrum, Lazlo Nemes’ Orphan and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent.
This year’s press conference is taking place at a new venue following the closure of its recent location of the historic 87-year-old UGC Normandie cinema on the Champs-Elysées, which closed its doors for good last summer.
The press conference will begin at 11 a.m. local time (3 a.m. PT)
